Fried Smashed Potatoes – #SundaySupper Being Thankful

This #SundaySupper is all about being thankful and the recipes that are associated with Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. As you can tell from my photo, I messed up on that last part. Who puts a cheeseburger on a Thanksgiving table anyway?!? Whoops! I’m not sure who would actually serve Fried Smashed Potatoes on Thanksgiving either, but you certainly could! They definitely have a taste to be thankful for! That’s what I’m talkin’ about!!!

Getting back into the reason for the season…Being Thankful.

I am thankful for so, so many things in my life. First and foremost, I am thankful for my loving husband and our two grown sons. I love them more than I can say, even though we struggle at times with trying to understand each other and our communication becomes difficult and uncomfortable. Having said that, I could not imagine my life without them in it, and I know that, when push comes to shove, we each have the others backs, and would do anything to protect one another. Love. I am thankful for their love and I return it to them from the bottom of my heart!

Speaking of love, I’m so thankful for my love of cooking. It is because of this love that I have my blog and through my blog have become acquainted with so many other wonderful food bloggers who have welcomed me so warmly into the food blogging community. I am so thankful and feel so blessed for that!

Naturally I’m also thankful for our good healthy, our extended families, our home, our pets, our wonderful friends, the country we live in, our freedoms, the clothes on our back and, of course, the food on our table.

And last, but certainly not least, I’m thankful for each and every one of you here, reading my blog. I appreciate you more than I can say, and it’s because of you that I’m here trying to learn and grow as a food blogger. I hope to be someone you can call a friend and whom you can trust to bring you quality recipes, along with some really cute art! LOL

FRIED SMASHED POTATOES{PRINT THIS RECIPE} Small baby new potatoes peanut oil for frying salt and pepper

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. -Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 45 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. -Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool completely. -Using a meat mallet (rolling pin, or even the bottom of a can), smash and flatten each potato. -In a large pot, over medium high heat, heat the oil to 360-375 degrees. -Using a large slotted spoon, carefully lower some of the smashed potatoes into the oil and allow them to fry until they become a lovely golden brown, turning them occasionally. -Remove the fried potatoes to a paper towel lined bowl and immediately season them with salt and pepper. -Continue frying the remainder of the potatoes in batches. -Serve immediately.

For more reasons and recipes to be Thankful for this #SundaySupper, check out all the other wonderful contributor’s blogs and their posts on #BeingThankful #Thanksgiving and #Hanukkah! I’d also like to give a big shout out to our host for this week’s #SundaySupper…Paula of Vintage Kitchen Notes! Thank YOU, Paula!

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Renee Goerger

Hi! I’m Renée! Thanks so much for visiting me here in my Kudos Kitchen, where I like to inspire you with delicious family-friendly dishes which are easy to prepare as well as being a feast for your eyes, and your taste buds!

26 Comments

You wouldn't want to eat them all the time either, but since they're fried at a high temperature, the oil doesn't permeate the potato, just gives them a crisp crust. Still though, not exactly diet food 🙂

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